Seeking to upgrade at both wing spots—where the bulk of the starts in 2012-13 went to Caron Butler at small forward and Willie Green at shooting guard—the Clippers pulled off a three-team trade that also involved the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. LA will get free-agent shooting guard J.J. Redick and Suns small forward Jared Dudley, essentially filling both weak spots in the starting five with one transaction.

The Clippers did have to give up prized young point guard Eric Bledsoe in the trade. Bledsoe will land in Phoenix, and there is some question as to whether the Suns will ultimately keep him or use him as a trading chip. The Suns signed point guard Goran Dragic to a four-year, $34 million deal last summer. Phoenix will also take on the remaining year and $8 million on Butler’s contract.

The Bucks will come out with a trade exception and two second-round draft picks. Milwaukee gave up Redick, who had been acquired in February at the trading deadline in order to help with the team’s playoff push. The Bucks made the playoffs but were swept by the Miami Heat, and Redick gave no indication of wanting to return to Milwaukee.

Yahoo! Sports first reported the trade. Sporting News confirmed it with two sources.

In Redick and Dudley, the Clippers get two players who are among the most consistent 3-point threats in the NBA, and who should be ideal complements to the pick-and-roll game of Paul and Blake Griffin. Redick is a career 39.0 percent 3-point shooter, and Dudley is at 40.5 percent for his career. The Clippers shot 35.8 percent from the 3-point line, which ranked 16th in the league, last season.